Pungani Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Pungani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pungani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1681:4,565,865118,158
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Pungani (44) may also be a first name.

Pungani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pungani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Pungani (Marathi: पुंगाणी, Oriya: ପୁନି) is found most in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pungani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,272,314th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Pungani live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used forename internationally, held by 44 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 4,565,865. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 99 percent are found, Delhi, where 1 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Pungani Last Name Statistics demography

Pungani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.74% less than the national average, earning R 143,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pungaani937/
Phungani932/
Punganni931/
Pungana8662/
Pungane861/
Pumgani861/
Punganoy8055/
Paungana8011/
Ponganyi804/
Punganna802/
Pongaani801/
Phungane801/
Poengani801/
Pungaña71367/
Pongane7138/
Ponganne6720/
Phongane672/
Ponganha671/
Phungone671/
Phongana671/
Pongone5760/
Pongona574/
Phongone532/

Pungani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pungani in the Oriya language
ପୁନିpuni-
Pungani in the Marathi language
पुंगाणीpungani25
पुंगनीpungani25
पुंगणीpungani25
पूंगानीpungani12.5
पुंगानीpungani12.5

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pungani
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